Kiribati vs Latin America & Caribbean: Gross capital formation

Kiribati
29.9%
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean
19.0%
in 2025
Kiribati rank
38th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
41st

Gross capital formation over time

  • Kiribati
  • Latin America & Caribbean
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How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 29.9% against 19.0% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 10.9%.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.6 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

Kiribati ranks 38th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 41st of 187 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 2 and Latin America & Caribbean in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
2000s 15.7% 21.0% 5.3% Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 25.3% 20.4% 4.9% Kiribati
2020s 22.1% 19.2% 2.9% Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross capital formation, Kiribati or Latin America & Caribbean?
Kiribati, at 29.9% against 19.0% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross capital formation between Kiribati and Latin America & Caribbean?
10.9%, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Latin America & Caribbean?
19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
How do Kiribati and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for gross capital formation?
Kiribati ranks 38th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 41st of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross capital formation (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross capital formation (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
230 places, 10,938 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.